PeakProtection2010

It is a fake antivirus program which deceives users and warns them of unexisting threats in their computers. It can reach the computer when the user accesses certain websites which display banners or pop-up windows which lead to the download of this program.

Affected platforms:

Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

First detected on:

Aug. 26, 2010

Detection updated on:

Sept. 1, 2010

Statistics

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Brief Description

PeakProtection2010 is an adware program which warns users of unexisting threats in their computers so that they purchase a certain program that removes them from the computer.

PeakProtection2010 can reach the computer when the user accesses certain websites which display banners or pop-up windows which lead to the download of this program. It can also reach the computer in a link that can be received via spam messages, fraudulent websites, etc.

Visible Symptoms

PeakProtection2010 is easy to recognize, as it shows the symptoms below:

When it is run, it displays the window of an installer, like the following:

Once installed, the computer is restarted and the following screen is displayed, where ony one option can be selected:

When users click on this button, it stats scanning the system and once ended, it shows the results wih the infected and restored files: